The Crowd

The Crowd

By:Brian

A4 English

Have you ever been in a situation where the crowd is against you? And even though they may be your friends you still don't know what to do. I agree that it is a hard situation to be in as do most people. People that dis-agree with this claim probably have never been in a hard situation like this. Not only do you feel left out sometimes. But you may be worried about what people will think especially if their your friends or a cute girl you like or want to impress, and feel that your friendship may be on the line if you don't give in to the crowd or just go along with what everyone is doing.

Everyone always wants to be excepted and feel important. Hardly anyone wants to feel left out. Although people may use their best judgement at times or justify things to be right that they are about to do or have done, the peer pressure of other people is a major factor. Peer pressure from people you look up too or respect may have a positive or negative impact on your life, its what you choose that will affect your life in a positive or negative way. I have heard a quote from one of the Mormon church leaders it goes "show me your friends and I will show you your future". This basically means that who you hang out with and associate yourself around,you will become like them and do the things they do.

"Doing the right thing isn't always the most popular thing but it is the right thing". Like I said earlier the people you hang around will have a huge affect on your life. A lot of people do bad things such as drugs, smoking, drinking, etc. because they are around the wrong crowd and that is what they will become. I have known many kids and some friends even that have gotten into bad things like I listed earlier because they were with the wrong group of friends. I know a kid that has gotten away from his group of friends that were not a good influence on him, he quit the football team and is a way cool kid but has no friends because he got away from a bad group of friends and did not want to become like them and he quit the football team because he was tired of all the cussing and did not want to be apart of that as well. This kid is a kid that I really look up too, because not only did he quit the things he liked to do but he also gave up his friends and in my eyes that is a true leader.

When people are outnumbered they usually do what majority says or otherwise know as the crowd. The majority may be intimidating at times because of their numbers but that certainly doesn't mean that they are right. What would have happened if people like Thomas Edison and Benjamin Franklin also Joseph Smith would have listened to the crowd and the criticism they got in their lives, things wouldn't be where they are at today. There have been times in my life when I have gone against the crowd and yes it was hard but in the long run it ended up helping me. As well as times when I haven't done the right thing and went along with the crowd and ended up paying the consequences for that.

In conclusion I strongly feel that going against the crowd is often a hard thing to do. But in most cases you will be respected for it and it will help you out not only now but in the future. And if you stand up to people for what you believe they will probably think that is pretty cool rather than just going along with what everyone else is doing.These are the reasons why I feel that going against the crowd is a hard thing to do. Although it is a rather tough choice to make you will be respected and thats what makes you stand out as a leader.